Managing a Pediatric Tripledemic Lessons Learned from 2022

During the winter months in 2022-2023, hospitals in the state of Washington were overwhelmed by pediatric patients suffering from influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In this article, subject matter experts provide an overview of the health care coalition, the state’s pediatric capabilities, and how they used their Medical Operations Coordination Center (MOCC) and health care coalitions to balance patient loads throughout the state during this “tripledemic.”